Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. După

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,

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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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In late 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Agricultor” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Totuși, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. De 1902, George

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McVey KOs Ferguson

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On August 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this

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Sam Langford luptă cu copilul Dixie

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După cum am scris în mai multe postări, cei mai buni boxeri grei între 1900 și 1919 au fost boxerii afro-americani obligați să lupte între ei pentru “Campionatul colorat”. Chiar și după ce marele Jack Johnson a rupt în cele din urmă linia culorilor și a câștigat Campionatul Mondial al Greutății, ar apăra titlul doar împotriva concurenților albi. As a result, cei mai duri provocatori

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Ira Cooper rezolvă jaful de bijuterii

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Noiembrie 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney părăsea St. Louis Country Club, când a fost abordată de doi bărbați afro-americani. Bărbatul cu pielea mai deschisă i-a spus doamnei. Stickney să-i predea bijuteriile sau i le-ar lua. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickney i-a înmânat bărbatului bijuteriile ei, evaluat la $17,000.00, și $85.00 in cash. Mrs.

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Sam McVey pune presiune pe Champ

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Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a

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Marvin Hart’s Double Win

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În 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to

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Vechi Champ filiere nici un ban

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Noiembrie 30, 1910, Rapoartele au venit din Anglia că fostul campion mondial la categoria grea Prizefighting Jem Mace a murit la 79 ani. Mace fost campion mondial de la 1860 la 1862 și din nou de la 1866 la 1876. După relatărilor câștigând un milion de dolari într-o carieră care a durat 1857 la 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Septembrie 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. De ani de zile, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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